^^Thanks... Yea, I mean once the E9x N55's get COBB ProTuning, you'll get an idea of what the F3x N55s will be capable of (assuming not a single thing has been changed on the motor) with various mods (Stock Turbo/Vargas Turbo/etc) and fuels

Honestly, if your goal is 500whp+ and never having to worry about smoking/reliability issues then hybrid turbos are not the way to go(regardless of brand.) If you're serious about a 550whp setup then you have to go to a setup that completely ditches the stock turbos.

Even the replacement smokes? What reliability issues? Talking about wastegate actuators?

Even the replacement smokes? What reliability issues? Talking about wastegate actuators?

The factory turbo housings are TINY. If you push them hard enough to make north of 500whp, and make use of that power regularly, you will eventually hurt them due to the backpressure and heat. On the average dynojet a stock turbo car will make ~435whp(E85/racegas) when being pushed hard and hybids will make ~70whp more than that but reliability tends to suffer(smoking and potential loss of power.)

My VTT stage 2s do not smoke or rattle, however they are down in power from when it was first dyno tuned by Jake. I have talked to Tony and I honestly believe the S2B2s will address this issue and be the best hybrid option available upon release.

The factory turbo housings are TINY. If you push them hard enough to make north of 500whp, and make use of that power regularly, you will eventually hurt them due to the backpressure and heat. On the average dynojet a stock turbo car will make ~435whp(E85/racegas) when being pushed hard and hybids will make ~70whp more than that but reliability tends to suffer(smoking and potential loss of power.)

Look, I know everyone wants to spend $3K on a set of turbos and have them last 100K miles and still be able to pull on a tuned C6 Z06 but the truth is that's not going to happen and most people just don't want to hear it. I can name off 1/2 a dozen guys(but I won't because it's not my place) that are on their 2nd, 3rd or 4th set of hybrids but it's never talked about openly due to "warranty" concerns. I'm not trying to drag anyone through the mud or trash talk ANYONE. I'm just being as open and honest as I can be and share everything I've learned and been through with the community.

http://theworstdrug.com/25 I've been trying to find out who this woman is for a while now. When I do find out I'm going to marry her.

Ah. NSFW link for those who saw the link from page 2 of this thread and just clicked. Don't know what it is but got all sorts of bells and whistles and internet warnings, probably HR is on their way to arrest me and void any BMW warrantys now. /Gripe

Ah. NSFW link for those who saw the link from page 2 of this thread and just clicked. Don't know what it is but got all sorts of bells and whistles and internet warnings, probably HR is on their way to arrest me and void any BMW warrantys now. /Gripe

Dang my bad man. I figured it was understood cause we were talking about the girl in my sig but yeah you should probably start looking for a new job

Look, I know everyone wants to spend $3K on a set of turbos and have them last 100K miles and still be able to pull on a tuned C6 Z06 but the truth is that's not going to happen and most people just don't want to hear it. I can name off 1/2 a dozen guys(but I won't because it's not my place) that are on their 2nd, 3rd or 4th set of hybrids but it's never talked about openly due to "warranty" concerns. I'm not trying to drag anyone through the mud or trash talk ANYONE. I'm just being as open and honest as I can be and share everything I've learned and been through with the community.